Symptoms, signs, clinical manifestation, tumour markers and clinical diagnosis of embryonal carcinoma of the ovary

CME Journal of Gynecologic Oncology

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 219-224

  Tjalma, Wiebren A A ^a  

^a ANTWERP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Clinical manifestation; Diagnosis; Embryonal carcinoma; Markers; Symptoms

Indexed keywords

ALPHA FETOPROTEIN; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; BLEOMYCIN; CA 125 ANTIGEN; CA 19-9 ANTIGEN; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; CISPLATIN; ETOPOSIDE; TUMOR MARKER;

ABDOMINAL BLEEDING; ABDOMINAL PAIN; ABDOMINAL TUMOR; APPENDICITIS; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ECTOPIC PREGNANCY; EMBRYONAL CARCINOMA; FEMALE; GERM CELL TUMOR; HUMAN; INTUSSUSCEPTION; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; ONSET AGE; OVARY CARCINOMA; PERFORATION; PRECOCIOUS PUBERTY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TEST; PRIMORDIAL GERM CELL; REVIEW; RUPTURE; SURVIVAL TIME; SYMPTOM; TORSION; UTERUS BLEEDING; VOLVULUS;

EID: 0036881808     PISSN: 12199087     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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